ငတ်

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See also: ငတ်ꩻ

Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mwat ~ *ŋ(w)at (“hungry; thirsty”). Cognate with မွတ် (mwat, “hungry”), Old Chinese 餓 (OC *ŋaːls, “hungry”) (STEDT).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ŋaʔ/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: ngat • ALA-LC: ṅatʻ • BGN/PCGN: ngat • Okell: ngaʔ
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Verb

ငတ် • (ngat)

  1. to starve, be famished, be hungry or thirsty
  2. to crave for, hunger for (a film, play, etc.)

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